text_original: He might probably have set up as independent King of Austrasia, where he seems to have been the unchallenged head of the nobles; but he preferred to attempt the harder task of holding the Frankish kingdom together.
text_transcription: HE MIGHT PROBABLY HAVE SET UP AS INDEPENDENT KING OF AUSTRALIA WHERE HE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN THE UNCHALLENGED HEAD OF THE NOBLES BUT HE PREFERRED TO ATTEMPT THE HARDER TASK OF HOLDING THE FRANKISH KINGDOM TOGETHER
phonemes: hiː mˌaɪt pɹˈɑːbəbli hæv sˈɛt ˌʌp æz ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt kˈɪŋ ʌv ɔːstɹˈeɪʒə, wˌɛɹ hiː sˈiːmz tə hɐvbɪn ðɪ ʌntʃˈælɪndʒd hˈɛd ʌvðə nˈoʊbəlz; bˌʌt hiː pɹɪfˈɜːd tʊ ɐtˈɛmpt ðə hˈɑːɹdɚ tˈæsk ʌv hˈoʊldɪŋ ðə fɹˈæŋkɪʃ kˈɪŋdəm təɡˈɛðɚ.